"The change is far greater than I would have imagined from a policy setting point of view that Labor would have taken on," he said today.

"I would remind people that when we are talking about forestry and old-growth forest in Tasmania we are really talking about 50,000ha that's available for logging operations in the high-value end to sustain the industry over the next 30 to 50 years.

"What's happened with this policy setting of Labor is that really they're talking about a lot of regrowth forests and, in some cases, even plantation.

"What we will be doing is waiting to see what happens on Saturday and then we will be talking to whoever is elected, on Monday, basically to try to resolve these issues.

"We certainly will not give up lightly."

Mr Green said he was also eager to see Prime Minister John Howard's forest plan - widely tipped to be released tomorrow.

State Liberal Opposition Leader Rene Hidding said yesterday would go down in history as the day the "Latham stealth bomber" landed in Hobart.

"He snuck into Hobart, avoided the crowds, he sat face-to-face with (Premier) Paul Lennon and said 'She's all over buddy. I have decided I can't win this election unless I do something outrageous'," he told ABC radio.

"And this is it, Tasmania's on the chopping block."

He said Mr Latham's plan was essentially The Wilderness Society's package.

"Mark Latham has just swum along and gobbled up the lot, hook, line and sinker," Mr Hidding said.

"Here we are with the wildos scratching their heads wondering how on earth they managed to land such a big fish.

"This has now turned from a social issue, which the Greens have successfully made it because of Paul Lennon's belligerence around Australia on this, ... into a state rights' issue.

"I firmly believe that Tasmanians will respond to the next three or four days to this as a state rights issue."